Unloading apparatus.



Patented Apr. 2, |901.v

c. P. MARTIN.'

UNLDADING APPARATUS.

(Applic'tion'led J 4 No. s7|,o25.

A (NQ Modal.)

No. s7|,o25. Patented Apr. 2, mol,-

C. P. MARTIN.

UNLUADING APPARATUS.

[Application led June 14, l900.- lu Model.)

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l l .BY

, ffarney Nits STATES CHARLES P. MARTIN, OF LEMONT FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF FIVE-EIGIITI-IS TO LANE MARTIN, OF SAME PLACE, AND CHARLES II. RHODES, OF IIAYDENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

UNLOADING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N o. 671,025, dated April 2, 1901.

Application Iiled June 14n, 1900. Serial No. 20,377. (No model.)

To all Loh/mn, it may con/cern,.- e, running through the side rails c and se- Beit known that I, CHARLES P. MARTIN, a cured by nut (l. Attached to the top oi" side citizen of the United States, residing at Lerails c in any suitable manner are metal rails mont Furnace, in the county of Fayette and E, curved at f, as shown, so as to form abut- State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain ments to engage with the front wheels of an 55 new and useful Improvements inUnloading ore-car run upon said rails and prevent the Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the folcar from going forward when track-section lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip- C is tilted.

tion of the invention, such as will enable oth- Attached to the rear of track-section C in io ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to any convenient manner is hook F, so ar- 6o make and use the same. ranged as to engage with catch g, attached My invention relates to an improvement in to the turn-table a. Said hook F when enunloadingr apparatus, and more particularly gaged with catch g prevents the track-secto means for conveniently and automaticallyT tion from tilting before desired.

dum ping ore-cars, oneobject of theinvention Cr is a rod of any desirable material run- 55 being to provide a simple and efficacious ning through holes in the rear of track-secmeans by which a loaded car can be contion C, as shown, and turned upward at each veniently and automatically tilted for the4 end to form handles 7i. Attached to or made purpose of discharging its contents in any apart of said rod G, and suiiiciently near the zodesired direction. ends of track-section C on each side to en- 7o Myinvention also has for its object the progage with the rear wheels of an ore-car when viding of means whereby ore or coal cars run run upon said track-section, are two blocks from a plurality of mining-tunnels or coalor abutments H, which when turned upward banks can be taken from a common point and and toward the car, as shown in the drawdumped in any direction and returned to ings, by handles 7L, hold the car from reced- 75 their respective tracks. in r from its position on the dumping appa- 'lhe objects of my invention are attained ratus. When it is desirable to release the by the construction illustrated in the accomore-car from track-section C, the abutments panying drawings, of Which or blocks H are turned backward by means 3o Figure l is a perspective of my device, of handles t,thelowerends of the abutments 8o showing it ready for operation and showing` I-I resting against the ends of rod t', running tracks diverging from a com mon point. Fig. through track-section C, near the rear there- 2 is a side View of truck, showing car and of, and projecting sufficiently to engage with dumpingapparatusin a tilted position. Figs. the lower ends of said ab utments H, as shown 3 and 4 are details. in the drawings. 85

In the drawings, A represents an ordinary Ore-car G, which is provided with aswingcar-truck, with a platform and a turn-table d ing end-board, is run upon track-section C pivoted thereon by means of a bolt run from any desired direction, said track-secthrough the center thereof. The turn-table tion turning upon turn-table a., the car-truck 4o a is supported by a plurality of wheels B set A beingon a track suiiiciently below the lefrade loo in said truck-platfrom, as shown. upon which the ore-car track runs to admit Attached to the tu rn-table in any suitable of the ore-cars passing upon track-section C. manner is an axletree Z), upon which track- The ore-cars are then carried to any desired section C tilts. Said track-section is preferpoint by means of car-truck A and dumped ably made of wood or any light material, and by disengaging hook F from catch g and the- 9g is composed of side rails c and braces D, tilting of the track-section A. By placing which braces rest upon the turn-table a, as track-section C upon axletree b at a point in shown in Fier. l., thus holding said track-secthe rear of the center of said track-section, so tion in a horizontal position. Track-section that a larger portion of the track-section will 5o C is also made more firm and secure py rod lie in front of the axletree, the same will tilt roo automatically when hook F is released from catch g, and the contents of a car resting upon vsaid track-section can be dumped in any dition C with turn-table a and axletree I); up-

wardly-curved rails E; a car-truck carrying said turnetable; braces D connecting the side rails of said track-section; a rod G carrying abutments engaging with the rear wheels of an ore-car upon said traclnsection; a hook F attached to the rear of track-section C and engaging with catch g, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In an unloading apparatus, the combination of an ordinary car-truck A, with turntable a carrying t-ilting track-section C and aXletree b; rails on said track-section curved at one end to form abutments to engage with the wheels of a car; a rod carrying two abutinents H engaging with the rear wheels of an ore-car run upon said track-section C, substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. In an unloading apparatus, the combination of a car-truck with a turn-table .piw oted thereto through the center; an axletree supported by the turn-table and carrying a tilting track-section; a plurality of wheels set in the platform of the car-truck and engaging with the turn-table; braces for holding said track-section in place; a rod carrying` abutments engaging with the rear wheels of an ore-car upon said track-section; metal rails curved at oneend to form abutments engaging with the forward wheels of acar upon said track-section; a hook attached to the rear of track-section and engaging-with a catch on the turn-table, substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. In an unloading apparatus, the combination of car-truck A and turn-table ay pivoted thereon; a plurality of wheels B set in the car-truck platform and engaging with said turn-table; aXletree b carrying automatically-tilting track-section C; metal rails E curved at the forward end and forming abutments to engage with the front wheels of an ore-car; rod G and pivoted abutments H; hook F and catch g engaging therewith, substantially and for the purposes described.

5. .In an unloading apparatus, the combination of a truck, a turn-table mounted thereon, a tilting track-section on said table, a car on said track-section, pivoted abutments on said track section adapted to engage the Wheels of said car, and means on said tracksection other than said abutments for limiting the movement of the car on the track-section, substantially described.

In testimony whereof lI alx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES P. MARTIN.

Witnesses:

DANIEL STURGEON, N. F. DETWILER. 

